Advanced Social Work Practitioner - Children in Need

Tripod is currently recruiting for an Advanced Social Work Practitioner for an exciting opportunity to join Worcestershire Council.

Advanced Social Work Practitioner - Children in Need Team, Worcestershire. Immediate start with ongoing contract. £33.30 per hour

The Safeguarding Children in Need team is a multi-disciplinary team that works directly with families who are identified as Children in Need under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989.

Children in need cases will ordinarily transfer from Locality Safeguarding unless there are no recourse to public funds, designated CIN LA or SGO support plans which may also transfer from the assessment teams or initial contact team.

The LCS transfer episode will be completed by the transferring out locality /team. This will identify the type of child in need case and the date of the next CIN review meeting or a proposed transfer point / date. The transfer episode in LCS should be sent to the correct Safeguarding CIN district team tray in LCS for that child's home address. The postcode checker can be used to identify this accurately.

The Advanced Social Worker for that pod will review the transfer request and respond within 5 working days to the allocated worker/ Team Manager by either:

• Agreeing attendance at the next CIN meeting to resume case responsibility
• Agreeing a transfer point which supports the family and avoids delay wherever possible.
• Escalate to TM and/ or GM where there is concern transfer is not appropriate for the family.

Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:

• Your own dedicated specialist consultant
• Access to the widest variety of jobs across 150 authorities and private organisations throughout the UK
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• £500 referral fees

For more information, please contact Liam at Tripod Partners